If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s ...

The fact that apples grown from seedling trees are extremely tart and basically inedible — as opposed to cloned or grafted ...

A group of growers in Stourbridge will soon be enjoying the fruits of their labour after digging deep to plant a community ...

Extensive pruning is best done over a period of two to three years to lessen shock to the tree, with no more than one-third ...

Growing tree fruit is rewarding. However, it's not easy; tree fruits need to be managed correctly to prevent insect and ...

Most apple trees planted nowadays are grafted, but you can grow an apple tree from seed if you so desire. The main question is why you would grow an apple tree from seed. It requires a great deal ...

Artist Sam Van Aken fuses heirloom trees through a horticultural process known as grafting. He then plants them around the ...

Discover whether you should fertilize your trees and learn about the benefits, timing, and methods of tree fertilization.

The tree will get very large unless you get a specialist to graft a piece of wood from it onto a rootstock (see above). The easiest solution is to find out which variety the fruit is and buy a ...

Paul Wiggins tells us how his work teaching on the Food Forest Garden elective at Sussex, helping with community volunteering ...